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Gboard beta reveals ‘flick to symbol’ gesture and several more upcoming features (APK teardown)

Rounded keys could also return, but as an option, much to everyone's relief.

Apr 22, 2025 - 13:35
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Gboard beta reveals ‘flick to symbol’ gesture and several more upcoming features (APK teardown)
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  • The latest Gboard beta includes references to features such as “flick keys to enter symbols,” which could mimic the iPad’s quick symbol access method.
  • The “Password number row” feature could allow for dynamically displaying the number key, restricting it to only during password entry to preserve space on compact devices.
  • Google could also be upgrading the upcoming Writing Tools feature to let users generate text within the keyboard app itself.

Google offers an excellent keyboard app in the form of Gboard, available to all Android devices. It’s an app that does the job, so most users don’t think much about it, even though they may use it daily. Thankfully, Google does think about Gboard and what improvements it could make to the keyboard app. We’ve spotted references to several new features in the latest Gboard beta, like optional rounded keys, flicking keys to enter symbols, and more.

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